Head of the Foreign Office. The other main stories on bbc news at five. Former labour Party Officials tell the bbc that some ofJeremy Corbyns closest allies interfered in the way the party dealt with anti semitism. A scathing report says the government has a ramshackle, dads army approach to Climate Change. Alexa, what are the symptoms of chickenpox . According to the nhs website, chickenpox starts with red. Feeling unwell . Now you can ask alexa whats wrong with you as Voice Assisted Technology teams up with the nhs. End of the murena show. As andy murray and Serena Williams have been knocked out of the mixed doubles. Its over and a shock result at the cricket world cup as india crash out losing by 18 runs to new zealand in a sensational semifinal at old trafford. Its five oclock, our main story. Britains ambassador to washington has resigned, following the leak of his confidential emails in which he described the Trump Administration as inept and dysfunctional. President trump had de
The transatlantic row has domestic ties with brexit and the conservative Party Leadership race all entangled in this resignation. Also on the programme. The us labor secretary comes under fire for his role in a plea deal reached with a financier now charged with sex trafficking. Alex acosta will soon speak out. And thousands cheer on the Us Womens Soccer Team and their fight for equal pay at their ticker tape parade in new york. Hello and welcome im katty kay in london, Michelle Fleury is in new york. British diplomats are supposed to be able to tell their bosses in london what they think, without those thoughts becoming public. They are supposed to be able to give candid analysis without fear of losing theirjobs. Today, Sir Kim Darroch, britains ambassdor to america learned that neither of those things still hold. Sir kim resigned today after leaked emails printed in a uk newspaper revealed his less than flattering assesment of the us president. The resignation is highly unsusual and
Rights, it means we all have. And scientists discover the oldest modern human fossil ever found outside africa. Three days after the contents of his scathing diplomatic cables about donald trump were published in a sunday newspaper, and a day after the president said he would no longer have anything to do with him, the uk ambassador to the United States has resigned. Sir kim darroch said in a letter to the Foreign Office the Current Situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as i would like. The head of britains Diplomatic Service has been speaking to parliament about Donald Trumps refusal to work with a British Ambassador. This is not the first time a British Ambassador has left post. But, or resign because of. Actions taken by host government, but usually, they are governments with who we have problematic relations rather than friendly relations. And even then, had there been many occasions in your experience where there has been refusal to work with the british, c
Good morning to you. Morning clouds, evening clouds, mild afternoons. For most, is going be great. It will be a little cool on the coast for the Fireworks Show tonight, San Francisco and berkeley at risk of having low clouds and fog. First things first, the numbers outside right now under partly cloudy, partly sunny conditions, San Francisco 54 degrees, santa rosa 56, low 60s in oakland, livermore and san jose havent changed a whole lot. The winds are onshore and will remain on shore along the coastline. Some of the cloud cover there along the coast has works its way across the bay. Lets look at areas, partly cloudy skies run santa rosa towards napa, vallejo, i80, that stretch between vallejo and fairfield, you can find cloud cover, to the east bay, we have the shore covered through richmond through fremont. And over towards the east bay, 586 at the interchange, we have cloud cover, pleasanton looks like theres a little cloud cover and it is just south of san ramon. The wins on short f
Tuesday in parliament. Lets go live to washington, dc with pictures coming in from afp of the washington monument. A celebration of one of the most extraordinary achievements of humankind, a mission that allowed humans to walk on the moon in that historic moment in 1969 that captivated people worldwide. 50 yea rs captivated people worldwide. 50 years since the apollo rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida with those three astronauts in the tiny capsule contained in the rocket. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. As ministers are told to do more to allow children to learn about Sex Education. What we are up against here is racists and homophobes who are trying to put what they think on the children where i live. President trumps under fire over his latest tweets. In this country, my lords, we would call those words racist. Will the min